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Updated: Kelowna-Lake Country Conservative calls defaced Liberal signs 91Ƶunacceptable91Ƶ

Kelowna-Lake Country Liberal Stephen Fuhr sings vandalized with blackface
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Stephen Fuhr campaign sign found vandalized. At least three other signs were coloured in with marker following the publication of a photo of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dressed up as Aladdin with his face and hands covered in dark makeup. (Contributed)

Update: Sept. 19, 4:12 p.m.91Ƶ Kelowna Lake Country candidate Tracy Gray says while she is disapointed in Liberal leader Justin Trudeau for his past actions dressing up in blackface and brownface, vandalizing signs of her local Liberal opponent Stephen Fuhr in reaction is unacceptable.

A number of Fuhr91Ƶs signs were defaced over night with Fuhr91Ƶs face on his campaign signs coloured in with black marker.

91ƵA group of volunteers and I were door knocking yesterday when this story broke, and residents told us about it on their doorsteps,91Ƶ said Gray Thursday afternoon.

91ƵThis morning our sign team was out checking on our signs and saw defaced signs. We reached out to (Fuhr91Ƶs) campaign to let them know and I called (Fuhr) directly to let him know that this is unacceptable and I do not condone this,91Ƶ said Gray.

Original story91ƵAt least three campaign signs by Kelowna-Lake Country Liberal candidate Stephen Fuhr were vandalized overnight with his face coloured in with black marker.

The vandalism follows a bombshell report released by Time Magazine yesterday that published a photo of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dressed up as Aladdin with his face and hands covered in dark makeup and wearing a turban during an Arabian Nights-themed party at a Vancouver private school where he worked in 2001.

Fuhr, seeking re-election as the incumbent Kelowna-Lake Country MP, said the vandalism to his signs is very unfortunate.

91ƵI91Ƶm just trying to build a better community here,91Ƶ said Fuhr. 91ƵWe raise money to pay for those signs and people volunteer to go put them out. To see people go out of their way to do something like that I think is really too bad.91Ƶ

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On Wednesday night Trudeau profusely apologized during a hastily held press conference on board his plane and acknowledged that it was a racist act.

During the press conference, he also admitted to having worn makeup during a high-school talent show while performing 91ƵBanana Boat Song (Day-O).91Ƶ

91ƵThe fact that he has taken ownership for it and has apologized is very important,91Ƶ said Fuhr. 91ƵIt is very clear that he doesn91Ƶt have any negative racial views, I91Ƶve certainly never seen that. He has always been a great supporter of the LGBTQ community.91Ƶ

Since then Global News has found another video of Trudeau in the 1990s dressed up as blackface sticking out his tongue for the camera and raising his arms over his head.

All three leaders for the other main political parties have condemned Trudeau for his actions.



daniel.taylor@kelownacapnews.com

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